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Hotjar
Session recording, heatmaps, and user behavior analytics.
Owned by
Hotjar Ltd
Category
Analytics
Consent
Needs consentThis sets identifiers that follow visitors, so under GDPR and ePrivacy it needs consent before it loads.
Cookies it sets
Names, purpose and lifetime as we publish them in generated cookie policies.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _hjSessionUser_* | Stores a Hotjar user ID so the same visitor is recognised on later visits. | 1 year |
| _hjSession_* | Holds the current session data for the recording. | 30 minutes |
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample_* | Marks whether this visitor was picked for the site's recording quota. | 2 minutes |
Domains we watch for
The scanner flags this tracker when a page requests any of these.
static.hotjar.comscript.hotjar.comvars.hotjar.cominsights.hotjar.comBuilt into Consentify
This one is a ready-made integration. Paste your ID into the dashboard and Consentify keeps it blocked until the visitor agrees, then loads it and writes it into your cookie policy for you.
View all integrationsNot sure what's running on your Hotjar site?
Scan it first and you'll know exactly which scripts need consent before you set up the banner. Takes about ten seconds.
- Results in about 10 seconds
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